Haib-waving device



M. J. CULLY.

HMH WAVING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAILZI. m9.

1 32 9, 3 78 Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIE JOSEPHINE CULLY. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR-WAVING DEVICE.

Application Med March 21. 1919.

To all whom. It may (mm rm lie it known that l. Mann; .losm-niur: (H.LY. a ritizvu of the l'nited States, and a resident of the ritr of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Qtate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improve mrnts in Hair-hiring Dmires; and do hereby declare. tl: it the follmviug is a full. clear. and exact description of the -s-.unc. reference being had to the accompanying drawings. and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention relates to hair waving de vices in which the hair is bent around a heated iron or the like and held in that position until the hair has acquired the desired permanent set.

Hitherto with devices of this character the hair has been bent laterall around the iron so as to produce waves in t no hair lying wholly in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the iron. This gives the hair an objectionable artificial appearance not possessed by naturally wavy hair.

It is an object, therefore, of my invention to provide means for waving the hair in two planes simultaneously and thereby giv ng the hair an irregular cork screw form which is very pleasin to the eye.

Other and further important ob ects of the invention will be evident from the disclosure in the drawings and specification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Fi 2 is a plan view of the underside of the evice.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the device.

Fig. 4 is a. plan view of a part of the device.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line t-i-6 of Fig 2.

ig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings:

The device comprises an iron 1. slitlably nounted on a plate 2. which in turn is prodded with a handle 3. Pivotrd at *l to this uindle 3 is a second handle (I. which can has a pair of knifelike members 6 adapted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3. 1920.

Serial No. 284.026.

to be moved toward and away from the iron by means of the handles 21 and The iron is rounded on one side so.that by moving the member 6 toward the iron the hair ma be drawn across that rounded ortion am thereby iven a wave in a p une pur wmlicular to t m axis of the iron.

In order that the hair may be simultaneously waved in a second direction the iron is formed with a series of transverse corrugations or ridges 7, between which the hair is drawn by the action of the members 6.

Similarly the plate '2 is flanged laterally at 8 and in the edge of such flange a series of corrugations 9 are formed. The movement of the members 6 toward the iron brings the hair into engagement with these corrugations 9 as well as with the corrugations 7. Consequently if the iron is moved relatively to the plate 2. the hair will bedrawn into the position shown in Fig. 1 and hence acquire a wave in a direction longitudinal with respect to the iron.

This relative movement of the iron and the date may conveniently be accomplished by slotting the plate as at 10 and providing lugs 11 on the back of the iron havino slots 12 for slidin engagement with the edges of this slot. 'liie movement of the iron along the plate may be readil controlled by a lever 13, pivoted to the pi ate at 14 and connected at 15 to a link 16. This link is pivotally attached at 17 to one of the lugs 11. A finger hold 18 may conveniently be provided at the end of the lever 13.

Care must be taken to prevent pull or tearing of the hair b the members 6. For this urposc am le 0 earance should be provided between tiese members and the lIOll on one side and the flanges 8 on the other. Further clearance should be provided between the inneredge of the member 6 and the date 2, as shown in Fig. 6, when the handls 3 and 5 are pressed to ether. To insure sucii clearance the hanrles are arranged to contact with each other as at 20, when the members 6 have been brought into the position shown in Fig. (i. relatively to the iron and late.

The operation is as follows:

The handles 3 and 5 are separated to move the members 6 away from the iron sufliciently to allow the strands of hair to be \\'l\\'ttl to.bo placed lhcrriu. The handles are then brought together thereby moving the members (i into the spare hetnm-n the iron 1 and the flanges 8. This at'lion draws the hair over the iron and also liring it into engagement with the eorrngations 7 and on the iron. and flanges 8. respectively. 'llu: lever 13 is thenoperated to more the iron longitudinally from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 to that. shown in full lines in the same figure. This brings the hair into the position illustrated in Fig. 1. After allowing time for the hair to :u-quire a permanent set the handles .3 and a are separated and the device lit-ought into engagement with a further section of hair when the operation is repeated.

Preferably the iron is moved relatively to the plate in opposite directions in suecessire operations so as to bend the hair first up and then d wn and so produce the desired wave form. If the hair is naturally wavy, the iron is, of course. used in such a \\'a as to augment the natural tendenty to 'are.

I am aware that various details of construction may he varied through a wide ran e without departing from the principles of t 1is invention and I therefore do not pnrpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

A hair Waring device comprising an iron having ll';l|l \'ll'St' mrrngations thereon, angle lJ;t|\ on either side of the iron having rorrug'alions in the edges parallel to the sides of the iroin said iron being arranged for sliding engagement with the other edges of the angle liars, hair engaging lingers pivotall) eonl'iectml to the angle liars adapted to enter the space between the iron and the eon-ligated edges of said liars and thereby draw the hair downward over the iron to wave it in one direction and simultaneously hring the hair into engagement with the wrrugations on both the iron and said bars, means for moving the fingers, means independent of the lust mentioned means for subsequently moving the iron longitudinally with respect to the angle liars to wave the hair in a second (lllBCtlOlL a stop for limiting movement of the fingers toward the angle bars and thereby insuring ample cleara nee under the fingers when in o )erat ive position to allow the hair to slide tierearound.

In testimony whereof- I have hereunto suhserihed my name in the presence of two snbserihing witnesses.

MARIE JOSEPHINE (FULLY.

WV itnesses EARL'NL HAamNE, CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr. 

